BREMERTON: Shooting snarls evening traffic

Bremerton police and aid units responded in force to a report of a man shot in the chest Saturday night in the 1900 block of Fifth Street.

More than a dozen emergency vehicles closed off the street from about 8 to 9 p.m. as police investigated and paramedics treated the 70-year-old victim.

"It appears at this time that the gunshot was self-inflicted," Sgt. Rich Cronk said.

Detectives still are investigating, he said.

Cronk didn't have the man's name available at press time. Without a name, Harrison Hospital wouldn't release his condition, but an official with Bremerton Fire Department said he "appeared to be doing OK" when they transported him to the hospital.

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